The Stage
A stage with audience members on three sides.
What is thrust?
The meaning behind the words being spoken.
What is subtext?
A sound that does not use the vocal cords.
What is unvoiced?
Non-verbal communication that includes posture, facial expressions, eye contact and gestures.
What is body language?
To make up lines as the scene progresses.
What is ad-lib?
This stage used to be called "Theater-in-the-round".
What is an arena stage?
This style of acting focuses on thinking rather than feeling.
What is technical acting?
The process of making sure the voice is heard at the back of the auditorium.
What is projection?
The little things an actor does onstage to appear busy.
What is business?
An uncomfortable silence attributed to poor timing or forgotten lines.
What is dead space?
The most common stage type with an arch and apron.
What is proscenium?
To have ones lines memorized with no script in hand.
What is off book?
This is the highness or lowness of one's voice.
What is pitch?
Hand movements actors make to communicate or support communication.
What are gestures?
The method actors use to hide mistakes in a scene.
What is covering?
Greek theatres were built into these to enhance sound.
What are hillsides?
What is upstaging?
The vocal toolbox includes the soft palate, hard palate, bony ridge, teeth and one other tool.
What is the diaphragm?
The act of planning or carrying out stage directions.
What is blocking?
A line or other event on or offstage that tells actors to do or say something.
What is a cue?
The name of Shakespeare's iconic theatre, which is still in use today.
What is the Globe?
The Russian actor/director who founded the Method style of acting.
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
This control is often considered the basis for a great voice.
What is breath or breathing?
The little things characters do to make them unique and original.
What are quirks and habits?
The "rhythm" of a scene.
What is tempo?